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Hi Whisper_1985:

Here's an idiom - "know the ropes" or "show the ropes".

More information about the idiom, please click the URL link.
know the ropes definition | Dictionary.com

thedaffodils, to know the ropes, as far as I know means something different. This is like a person who knows very well what he is talking about.

Hi Heidita:

My bad. I didn't copy the definition of "show the ropes" from the URL link I offered previously. Now please let me show you the ropes.

know the ropes Be informed about the details of a situation or task. For example, Don't worry about Sara's taking over that reporter's job she already knows the ropes. This expression alludes to sailors learning the rigging so as to handle a sailing vessel's ropes. It was being used figuratively by the late 1800s. The same allusion is present in show someone the ropes, meaning "to familiarize someone with the details," as in Tom's very experienced he'll show you the ropes.

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Idiom Definitions for 'Show someone the ropes'

If you show someone the ropes, you explain to someone new how things work and how to do a job.

Show someone the ropes - Idiom Definition - UsingEnglish.com